Tale of Tom Kitten, The, Beatrix Potter
Tale of Tom Kitten, The, Beatrix Potter
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Tale of Tom Kitten, The

Author: Beatrix Potter

Narrator: Joan Walker

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/31/1969

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

In The Tale of Tom Kitten, three cats must wash and dress for tea. However, when their mother is grooming him, young Tom Kitten is very naughty and scratches her! How will his mother punish Tom for being so naughty? The eleventh of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of animals in amusing situations, The Tale of Tom Kitten has served as a warning to naughty children since its release in 1907.

About Beatrix Potter

British author and artist Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated many children's books in the late nineteenth century. She is best known for her enchanting tales and endearing drawings of woodland creatures in human clothes, most notably Peter Rabbit. Her stories are simple and direct; it was important to Potter to not "write down" to the young listener or reader. Her beloved classic stories remain popular throughout the world today.

Potter was born on July 28, 1866, in Kensington, London, to a wealthy Victorian family. She was educated by governesses who encouraged her to write and who taught her art and music. When she was twenty-seven, she drew a picture and wrote a story for a sick friend about four little rabbits. Nine years later, the now-classic story "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" was published, and it became an overnight success.

Potter's literary work diminished after 1918 because her eyesight deteriorated. She devoted her last thirty years to raising Herdwick sheep and investing in real estate. Potter was the first president of the Herdwick Sheepbreeders' Association, which still exists today. Potter died on December 22, 1943, in Lancashire. She bequeathed fourteen farms, including Hill Top Farm, the setting of several of her books, and 4,000 acres to the British National Trust.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paula

#every day is caturday 4,5* De certeza que alguém algures cancelou ou vai cancelar os livros infantis de Beatrix Potter, pela brutalidade de algumas histórias, por antropomorfizar os animais vestindo-lhes roupinhas e tudo, por pôr a mãe a dar umas palmadas nos filhos, como no caso do Tó Gatinho e das......more